Today's Highlight in History:
On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.
On this date:
In 1540, King Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed, the same day Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain.
In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process of law, was certified in effect by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
In 1896, the city of Miami, Fla., was incorporated.
In 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
In 1932, federal troops forcibly dispersed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington to demand money they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
In 1945, the U.S. Senate ratified the UN Charter by a vote of 89-2.
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam to 175,000 by year's end.
In 1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate.
In 1977, Roy Wilkins turned over leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to Benjamin L. Hooks.
Ten years ago: The Clinton administration and congressional leaders reached a tentative agreement on balancing the budget by 2002 while slicing taxes for millions of families, students and investors. Five people were killed in a flash flood that tore through Fort Collins, Colo.
